# Hackers steal $6.3 billion from Binance in record crypto heist

https://mins.news/en/item/122570

- Ars Technica, 2026-10-30 13:46 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/10/hackers-steal-6-3-billion-from-binance-in-record-crypto-heist/

> Binance suspended all withdrawals after a hack it estimates affected about $6.3 billion. The exchange said it had frozen around $3 billion in affected assets, mostly stablecoins. Elliptic analysts said the attacker converted about $3.3 billion into assets that cannot be frozen and was trying to cash them out as traditional currency.

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